Chicagoland: Kelly Bires preview

COMFORT THE KEY FOR BIRES, CLOROX TEAM AT CHICAGOLAND
JOLIET, Ill. -- Kelly Bires will make his second trip to the
Chicagoland Speedway for Friday night's Dollar General 300 with a new
race car -- and new sense of comfort.
Bires' JTG Racing...

COMFORT THE KEY FOR BIRES, CLOROX TEAM AT CHICAGOLAND

JOLIET, Ill. -- Kelly Bires will make his second trip to the
Chicagoland Speedway for Friday night's Dollar General 300 with a new
race car -- and new sense of comfort.

Bires' JTG Racing team has a new generation Clorox Ford Fusion for
the race. Bires has a year of experience in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

"I'm very comfortable at this point," Bires said. "I have
seen just about every track we run at in the Nationwide Series, and going
back to these tracks for the second time is going to put us ahead as a
team before we get there."

Chicagoland's 1.5-mile, tri-oval layout also adds to the comfort
level for the Clorox team. JTG Racing's strength has been on the
intermediate tracks, especially ones with steep banking and fast
straightaways. "I'm really looking forward to Chicago," Bires
said.

b^0x001cI feel our mile-and-a-half program is our strongest point. With the
race moving to night, we should have a ton more grip. We struggled there
a little bit last year, but that was my sixth Nationwide race. I've
learned a lot since then. I'm a lot more comfortable.

b^0x001cSince then, we've built a new generation car like the ones
we're running this year. Everyone at JTG Racing has worked really
hard to take this program to another level. We're all getting better
as a team every week. We're more than ready for the challenge."

Crew chief Scott Zipadelli is pleased with the team's progress.

He's so optimistic, he expects the No. 47 Clorox Ford to run in the
Top 10 every week. "Our cars are certainly better; Kelly's
certainly matured as a driver," he said. "We are very comfortable
on the mile-and-a-half tracks. We've been able to build on our
intermediate track program every week. We're at the point now where
we expect to run good."